Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-28
CITY AND DISTRICT.
NENOsxlAL DaY
The Exercises 10 be Held i'm the Come.
teries Monday.

The G. A R. memorial committee, at a meeting
iast hight, perfected the program for the Memo
nal Day exercises at the various cemeteries
The arrangements announced i'm Yesterdays O..
VIII De carried out The following Organizations
nave oeen heard from so far and Will form part of
the Grand Army escort Monday morning: Moli
heaux Guard, Grand Rapids Guard Michigan Ca
dets, capital City Guards. George A Custer Csmn
NO. L. sons OF veterans, and Union Veteran Corps
lSt company Other organizations are likely to
report to-day for positions in line Tine Marine
bahd VIII accompany the Grand ARMY to AIRING
I,a1 me n CeremonlsS Will begin with prayer by
~. = H. Greene There, as stated I'm The ST Ar
NJ. 81 G. ; Burger Will read a poem Hon g. a.
a,, OF Indiana, and Hon. G. NJ Anderson OF
ONO, VIII De the orators. The Marine Band Will
furnish The instrumental music, and the vocal m1
Sic WI DE- by choir under the leadership OF Com
inc exercises at Gen. Logans tomb. I'm Rock
creek Church Cemetery, in the afternoon win con-
SIs u oa PRAYER oy Rev Dr. Newman, poem by Prof.
T. =. IOWlsend, Grafton by ThOS. ii. Mckee OF Kit
larson Post The vocal music will be furnished
py the OrpheuS Octette Club. The exercises viii
Or In charge OF the Logan Guard OF Honor of which
SOiATaue FREQ BracketJ is commander.
AT THE SOLDIERS HOME.
On account OF the difficulty OF getting to Airing
ton, the ceremonies at the soldiers Home will re-
celve greater share OF attention this year than
usual. Col. Lincoln commander of Kit Carson
mas been detailed as manager OF the ceremonies at
the Home. Il program has been provided which
WlIinclude q short address by Chief Justice Waite
Swayne. Gen. Sheridan has kindly given his as
sl5tance 70 the soldiers Home ceremonies and
with Gen. Baird and other officers of the Army
ana Navy, VIII be present as the guests OF Gen.
Hunt. the commandment OF the Home The Bird
Arti!ery mas been ordered by Gen. sheridan. from
the arsenal, 10 be present and fire the salute
promptly at p H., and the Bird Artillery Band,
with the regular soldiers Home Band Will furnish
selecuoII OF choice music. The OrpheuS Club
Ci coiOred men, Will render some appropriate selec-
lions, IN style peculiar to themselves The par
tiCfpat1On in the decoration by the priZZIed old
"A
IN The ceremonies at the Home. IL is proposed TO
begin the services in the rOstrum at / pm sharp
IN order that the program may be completed in
time 10 permit the crowd TO attend also the Logan
ceremonies which are to be held Immediately
after In the adjoining Rock Greek Cemetery. The
veterans OF the Home, under command of Mai.
Gen Henry j. Hunt, governor OF the Home, and all
NlsltOrS attending the ceremonies will assemble at
the speakers stand, near the entrance to the
cemetery, ut = O'Clock pm.
TIE ORDER OF EXERCISES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
l. National salute Sd United states Artillery
z. Music-"Nearer My God, to Thee" Sd United
states Artillery Band. 3. Calling Assembly to
order, Comrade Charles p. Lincoln. t. Music
lover with blossoms these Comrades OF ours"
Orpheus Octette Club. 5. Invocation, Rev Byron
Sunderland. O. Music-"Departed DAYS Soldiers
Home Band; Prof A. Piedfort, leader. Z. Poem
"The Festival OF Memory, or Converse with the
Ec-"Ofertory and Elevation" Rossini's Mount
Sinai, 81 Artillery Band. 8. MuSic-'.Sodiers'
Gen. Wager Swayne, OF New York. III. Music
soldiers Rest" OrpheuS Octette Club. Il. Ben
tuiCIlOn, REV. f. D. DanleiS. Chaplain hlt Carson
Post ID MuSic-"Brave Heroes" soldiers Home
Band H. Decoration OF Graves by the Com
1nittfe, visitors and inmates OF the Home The
decoration committee Is composed OF Mrs Chas F.
keefer, Mrs. Ira G. Abbott, Mrs j. III. MCGOWAN,
Mrs. W. E Kelley, Mrs. ChaS. p. Lincoln, Mrs. r.
W. Tyler, Miss Bertha ID. Lincoln, Miss C. G.
Brown, MAJ Gen Henry j. Hunt, Col X. N. Batch
elder, Sergf. MAJ ThOS. Evans LIST Sergt. ChaS. l.
Glllis. list Sergt. A. p. DrOSt, LIST Sergt. James
OBrien, Comrd Ira G. Abbott, Conlrd b. +. Kit
tenhouse, Cumr'd Jonas III. MCGOWAN Comrd X.
W. Tyler, Comrd T. ID. Daniels, Mrs JnO. A. Hay
ward, Mrs j. r. Brown, Mrs. E ID. Daniels, Miss
Carrie y. Abbott, Maj. Robert Catlin, Mr. j. b.
Lloyd, Mr.. Robinson White, SeTgt. Francis Bland,
Sergt. Dennis Kerr, Sergt. William Kernahan,
Mats Glynn, Supt OF c., Capt. j. q. Kerber, and
daughter, capt j. X Brown, Comrd john A. Hay
ward, COmr'd Edw. McCartln, Adjt. ChaS. +. keef-
err Choir, OrpheuS Octette Club, Prof. JnO. T. Lay
Ton, leader; list tenOr-C 4. Bealie, Il. l. UpShaw,
A. j. Hall; I'd tenOr-IgnatiouS Jackson, John
SimnIS; list baSS-A. K BrOde, II. A. jackson. j.
ID. Butler; I'd bdss-John T. Layton, John c. Nalle.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY.
The exercises at the Congressional Cemetery
Will, rs announced In the STAR, be in charge OF
DR. II. y. Howard. commander OF Farragut Post
who has engaged a military band. The local
music Will De by Mrs Harriet III. Mills, assisted by
a chorus OF nine ladies. The orator OF the day
will be Col. II. +. Hill, of Michigan; the poet
Seaton Donoho, and Rev. j. ID. Wilson, chaplain Of